Education
Sendai is sometimes called an "Academic City" (学都, gakuto?) because the city has many universities relative to its population.
Universities in the Sendai vicinity include
- Tohoku University
- Tohoku Gakuin University
- Miyagi University
- Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
- Miyagi University of Education
- Tohoku Fukushi University
- Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
Schools in the city include Tohoku International School.
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